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United States Patent | 5,113,717 |
Plamper | May 19, 1992 |
A motion transmitting remote control assembly (10) of the type for transmitting motion in a curved path by a motion transmitting core element comprising a conduit (12) for establishing a path for a core element (17). The assembly (10) further comprises connections (18) slideably coupled about the conduit (12) and connecting the conduit (12) to a support structure (20). The assembly (10) includes stop blocks (25, 26) fixedly secured to the conduit (12) at predetermined axially spaced positions and on adjacent opposite sides of the connections (18) to limit the axial movement of the connections (18) along the conduit (12).
Inventors: | Plamper; Gerhard R. (Birmingham, MI) |
Assignee: | Teleflex Incorporated (Limerick, PA) |
Appl. No.: | 648126 |
Filed: | January 30, 1991 |
Current U.S. Class: | 74/502.6; 74/502.4; 248/68.1; 248/74.1 |
Intern'l Class: | F16L 003/00; F16C 001/26 |
Field of Search: | 248/71,74.1,68.1 74/502.4,502.6,551.8 |
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3954238 | May., 1976 | Nivet | 248/68. |
3995512 | Dec., 1976 | Johnsen | 74/501. |
4011770 | Mar., 1977 | Webb | 74/502. |
4564163 | Jan., 1986 | Barnett | 248/71. |
4669688 | Jun., 1987 | Itoh et al. | 248/71. |
4958791 | Sep., 1990 | Nakamura | 248/68. |
5039040 | Aug., 1991 | Idjakiren | 248/71. |
5040752 | Aug., 1991 | Morrison | 248/7. |
5060810 | Oct., 1991 | Jones | 248/68. |
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